Quantitative chemical analysis / by T.E. Thorpe.

  • Thorpe, T. E. (Thomas Edward), 1845-1925
Date:
1894
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Credit: Quantitative chemical analysis / by T.E. Thorpe. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Fir,. a substance. Practically speaking, this instrument consists of an indexible metallic lever or beam suspended near its centre of gravity on a fulcrum or pivot, the masses to be compared being also suspended from j)ivots placed at the extremities of the beam, equidistant from, and in the same horizontal line with, the central fulcrum. For a complete treatment of the mechanical theory of the balance we